Changes between the Joker's Wild CD-i game and the show's lengthy syndicated run:

1. Wink Martindale hosts.

2. Up to four people can play.

3. All questions are multiple choice.

4. The values of each combination is the same as before (single worth $50, double $100, triple $200).  A natural triple is worth $300, while three jokers is worth $500.

5. The game does not continue after round one if there is a tie.

6. The bonus round is replaced with a round where the opponents try to catch the leader.  Each player picks a category for use in the entire round.  Each category can be played by one player only.  Categories are selected in the order of finish in the first round, from most money to least.  In a single player game, the object is to surpass either $1500 or your previous high score, whichever is greater.  After spinning the wheels, a question is asked for that dollar value.  A correct answer allows you to spin again while a wrong answer ends the round.  A devil takes away all money earned in round 2.

7. A final question called The Joker's Challenge is given to the winner of a multiple player game.  In a single player game, the question is given if you beat your previous high score.  A correct response is noted with that player's score in the high score list.
    

Here's the CD-i translation of the Joker Machine.  Not bad looking for early 90s graphics.	The wide shot of the virtual set looks cool.
Did you ever want to be Wink?  In this game, you can do that.	Here's the question.
And the right answer is...New York.	Clue Game, Clue Game....Joker!  That's $200 unless you want to go off the board for $50.
Sex Symbols across the board.  The question's worth $300.	That's nothing.  Three jokers on the wheels equals $500 with a correct answer.
"As you know, The Joker's Wild is a game of definitions."	For round two, you can pick the category you'd like to play for the entire round.
$50...$200...$275.  That's the value of the next question.	Oh no!  The devil showed up.  All your round two money is gone, but you keep what you had after the first round.
The devil looks even more sinister than he did in the 1970s and 1980s.	Are you good enough to make the high scores list?  Notice the "JC 1", which signifies that this player has won one Joker's Challenge.

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